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Rotherham Edges Out Exeter City in Hard-Fought Match
Rotherham, South Yorkshire – In a League One match corresponding to the seventh matchday, Rotherham United secured a victory against Exeter City at the AESSEAL New York Stadium. The game, officiated by Martin Woods, was marked by a significant difference in ball possession, with Exeter City holding 61% compared to Rotherham’s 39%.
Despite Exeter’s territorial dominance, Rotherham proved more effective in front of goal. D. Hall opened the scoring in the 39th minute with a goal that gave the home team the lead.
Rotherham generated a total of 14 shots, 5 of which were on target and 4 off target. In contrast, Exeter City only managed 5 shots, with a single shot on target. Rotherham also surpassed their rival in the number of corner kicks, with 9 in their favor compared to Exeter’s 4.
The match was played with some intensity, reflected in the 13 fouls committed by Rotherham and the 9 by Exeter. A Rotherham player, J. Baptiste, received a yellow card in the 90th minute.
Substitutions rotherham: at minute 22 K. Etete came in and J. Rafferty went out., at minute 55 D. Hall came in and J. Kayode went out., at minute 84 S. McWilliams came in and L. Kelly went out., at minute 85 J. Hugill came in and K. Spence went out., at minute 85 M. Kaleta came in and J. Baptiste went out.
Substitutions exeter city: at minute 64 J. Aitchison came in and S. Cox went out., at minute 65 J. Wareham came in and A. Higgins went out., at minute 80 D. Andrew came in and P. Sweeney went out., at minute 80 E. Brierley came in and C. Mendes went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Rotherham
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